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Rochford Hospital, Union Lane, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1RB

Refused Rochford 26/00085/PNSOL Roof Mounted Solar PV on Non-Domestic Bu

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application to determine whether prior approval is required as to the design or external appearance of the development (in particular the impact of glare on occupiers of neighbouring land) pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J for the Installation of a 325.35kWp roof mounted PV solar array.

As published by the council, reference 26/00085/PNSOL

Application record

Reference
26/00085/PNSOL
Type
Roof Mounted Solar PV on Non-Domestic Bu
Status
Prior Approval Required - Refused
Decision
Prior Approval Required - Refused
Received
3 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Decided
26 Mar 2026
Ward
Roche South
Parish
Rochford Parish Council
Postcode
SS4 1RB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Rochford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00569/PNSOL Awaiting decision

    Rochford Hospital, Union Lane, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1RB

    Application to determine whether prior approval is required as to the design or external appearance of the development (in particular the impact of glare on occupiers of neighbouring land) pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J for the Installation of a 281.70kWp roof mounted PV solar array

    Submitted 6 Aug 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Feb 2026

    Received by Rochford

  2. 26 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required - Refused

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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17 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Rochford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About this record

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